Legal Opinion
Equal Emp't Opportunity Comm'n v. Costco Wholesale Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 10, 2018No. 17-2432; 17-2454PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Barrett, Circuit Judge.
Dawn Suppo, an employee of Costco Wholesale Corporation, was stalked by Thad Thompson, a customer of Costco, for over a year. Things got so bad at the end that Suppo secured a plenary no-contact order from an Illinois state court. Traumatized by the experience, she also took an unpaid medical leave, and when she didn't come back, Costco terminated her employment.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued Costco on Suppo's behalf, alleging that Costco had subjected her to a hostile work environment by tolerating Thompson's harassment. After the jury rendered…
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